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Battle of Bothwell Bridge | |||||||
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Part of Scottish Covenanter wars | |||||||
Battle of Bothwell Bridge | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Scottish Government | Covenanters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke of Monmouth The Viscount Dundee | Robert Hamilton | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 5,000 | c. 6,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Few | c. 600 | ||||||
Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
Reference no. | BTL5 |
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig' took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde between Hamilton and Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[1]